Shelburne—Yarmouth

Shelburne—Yarmouth

Nova Scotia electoral district
Defunct federal electoral district
Legislature	House of Commons
District created	1924
District abolished	1933
First contested	1925
Last contested	1930
Demographics
Census division(s)	Shelburne, Yarmouth

Shelburne—Yarmouth was a federal electoral district in Nova Scotia, Canada, that was represented in the House of Commons of Canada from 1925 to 1935.

This riding was created in 1924 from Shelburne and Queen's and Yarmouth and Clare ridings. It consisted of the Counties of Shelburne and Yarmouth. It was abolished in 1933 when it was merged into Shelburne—Yarmouth—Clare.

Members of Parliament

This riding elected the following members of Parliament:

Parliament	Years	Member		Party
Shelburne—Yarmouth Riding created from Shelburne and Queen's and Yarmouth and Clare
15th	1925–1926		Paul Hatfield	Liberal
16th	1926–1926
	1926–1930		James Ralston
17th	1930–1935
Riding dissolved into Shelburne—Yarmouth—Clare

Election results

1925 Canadian federal election
Party	Candidate	Votes
	Liberal	Paul Lacombe Hatfield	6,709
	Conservative	Hon. Edgar Keith Spinney	6,327

1926 Canadian federal election
Party	Candidate	Votes
	Liberal	Paul Lacombe Hatfield	7,339
	Conservative	Frank Harris Patterson	6,008

By-election: On Mr. Hatfield being called to the Senate, 6 October 1926

By-election on 2 November 1926
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Liberal	Hon. James Layton Ralston	acclaimed

1930 Canadian federal election
Party	Candidate	Votes
	Liberal	Hon. James Layton Ralston	8,173
	Conservative	James Marvin Walker	6,800

See also

• List of Canadian federal electoral districts
• Historical federal electoral districts of Canada

External links

• Riding history for Shelburne—Yarmouth (1924–1933) from the Library of Parliament